The evening breeze brushed past the vermilion courtyard walls of the Xiao Family in Wutan City, stirring a few fallen petals in the courtyard.
Ancient trees towered overhead, and blue-stone paths wound through the grounds. Wind chimes beneath the eaves swayed in the breeze, ringing clear and sweet, lending the vast Xiao Family estate a tranquil elegance.
Xiao Yan and Yun Yun descended through the air hand in hand. His scarlet flame wings slowly folded back into his body, dissolving into flecks of light.
Yun Yun's white dress fluttered in the breeze, her graceful figure like a celestial maiden beneath the moon. Her peerless, delicate beauty and refined, otherworldly bearing drew the Xiao Family servants passing through the courtyard to a halt as soon as she appeared. Their eyes brimmed with awe and admiration, yet none dared stare outright.
Xiao Zhan stood before the main courtyard entrance, watching the two figures approach. At first, he was relieved to see Xiao Yan return safely, but the moment his gaze fell on Yun Yun beside his son, his old eyes widened, astonishment plain on his face.
He had thought Xiao Yan would be gone for at least a month on his travels, yet he had returned after only a few short days.
Even more astonishing was that his son had brought back a peerlessly beautiful woman whose bearing was like that of a fairy. Her elegance and presence were beyond anything the women of Wutan City's ordinary clans could hope to match.
After a brief daze, Xiao Zhan hurried forward. His gaze shifted between the two, and with a probing smile, he asked, "Yan'er, weren't you going out to train and explore the Dou Qi Continent? Why have you hurried back after only a few days?"
He paused, then looked at Yun